Promise Delivered: The World Premiere of the All-New BMW Z4 in Pebble Beach
BMW Unveils Z4 M40i Roadster First Edition on the Pebble red arrangement of all control elements enhances the focus on Beach Concours d’Elegance Reviewing Stand During Monte- the driving experience inside the new BMW Z4. rey Car Week. For a perfect start into a new roadster era, the new BMW Z4 M40i BMW unveiled the all-new 2019 BMW Z4 M40i First Edition, the First Edition offers specific design and equipment features that latest chapter in the history of BMW Z Roadsters which began add exclusive accents to the car’s sporty flair. The expressive thirty years ago with the production of the BMW Z1. With athletic body paintwork in Frozen Orange Metallic is combined with an proportions and a new emotional design language, the open-top electrically operated textile soft top in anthracite with silver effect, two-seater takes the classic roadster concept into the world of the BMW Individual High Gloss Shadow Line, black exterior mirror tomorrow. caps and 19-inch light alloy wheels boasting a two-tone, doub- le spoke design. The interior of the First Edition model features The latest generation of the BMW Roadster celebrates its World Vernasca black leather trim with decorative stitching, electrically Premiere at precisely the same location that served as the stage adjustable seats with memory function and the Harman Kardon for the World Premiere of the BMW Concept Z4 last year: The Surround Sound System. Adaptive LED headlights, BMW Head- Reviewing Stand of the world renowned Pebble Beach Concours Up Display featured for the first time in a BMW roadster and the d’Elegance where on Sunday one outstanding automobile will BMW Live Cockpit Professional with two high resolution digital be presented with the prestigious Best in Show trophy. During displays, offering the latest networking technology underpin the the presentation last year, BMW Group Design Chief Adrian van advanced status of the tradition-steeped two-seater, open-top Hooydonk stated “The BMW Concept Z4 Roadster is a promise of sports car interpretation that is being presented by BMW in the a production version planned for the future”. That future has now all-new Z4 Roadster. arrived. With its pure and progressive design, the BMW Concept Z4 Roadster presented a vision of a charismatic sports car which Power for the new Z4 M40i First Edition Roadster is provided now becomes a production car reality. Just a glance at the all- by an updated version of BMW’s iconic 3.0 liter inline 6-cylinder new BMW Z4’s proportions leaves no doubt about its sporting engine producing enough horsepower and torque to propel the potential. The central sitting position for the driver, the low center BMW Z4 M40i from 0-60mph in under 4.4 seconds (estimated). of gravity, perfectly balanced 50:50 weight distribution; the new A BMW M tuned sports suspension with electronically controlled BMW Z4 fulfils these expectations in every aspect. dampers, M Sport braking system and an electronically controlled M Sport rear differential will ensure that this latest M Performance Vertically stacked headlights, the BMW kidney grille sporting a Model can carve through the twists of the Laureles Grade as ef- mesh design, the long clamshell hood stretching over the front fortlessly as cruising along the Pacific Coast Highway to Big Sur. wheels, large air breathes on the front wheel arches and the di- stinctive spoiler integrated into the rear lid all contribute towards Full Z4 model details and specifications to be announced on Sep- the characteristic look of the new BMW Z4. The design of the inte- tember 18, 2018. The all-new 2019 BMW Z4 30i will arrive in U.S. rior places the focus on the pure sports driving enjoyment of the BMW Centers in Spring 2019 with the BMW Z4 M40i (including new BMW Z4. The driver-oriented cockpit styling is underscored the First Edition) arriving in the Second Quarter.
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